Resources, links, facts, guidelines, blogs, examples, and other interesting information that just didn't fit in the other categories.
Online Cheat Sites
This may not be great stuff to online course designers but it certainly is to students. Here are some popular online cheat sites. If you want to find more of these sites consider having a face to face discusion or online discussion thread for your students. The information they provide could be very enlightening and help shape the way future lessons or courses are developed. Free Term Papers and Book Reports The CheatHouse Free Cliff Notes and Book Summaries Algebra Homework Cheat Site
Ramona Broomer
A little bit of everything!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/technology/
I really liked this site and wanted to share it with everyone! It definitely has a lot of great ideas and interesting points. Hope you find it as useful as I did!
-Alexis
http://www.resourcebridge.net/Articles/eLearn_Objectives.html
~Ramona Broomer Top Ten Tips for Technology Integration
I really think this web site is a great resource for any educator or trainer wanting to implement technology in their teachings. I really like the quick and easy “Top Ten Tips for Painless Integration”.
They are easy to use and can really start you off in the right direction. There is a lot more to it, but I like the simplicity to it. Again it’s a great place to begin. http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech039.shtml
~ Jen Raup ~
Common Craft http://www.commoncraft.com/
After watching the video Dr. Nicholson posted for Wikis, I investigated this site a little more and found it to be great for people who are not the most versed in tech-jargon. The tutorials on this site are easy, fun and presented in a way that allows for all types of learners (and ability levels) to take something away. Anyone and everyone should visit this page to get started on some of the new (and old) technology out there.
- Jess Konigsbauer -
Technophobia...
As trainers, and educators who are implementing technology into the classrom, I think it's important to understand technophobia a bit better. Below is an interesting site on technophobia, how to spot it and how to adapt to those within organizations who suffer from it. Student Affairs Online - "Technophobia is Conquerable!" http://www.studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Winter_2001/technophobia.html
- Jess Konigsbauer -
Plugged In
A friend of mine works at a Pittsburgh News Station and she does a beat called Plugged In, which can be viewed at YouTube, along with on the Pittsburgh News Station website. She's a technology buff who enjoys reporting and blogging about the latest Web sites, new media and tech gadgets. I thought this was "great stuff" because her site is updated daily with new gadgets and great information regarding technology. Here is her website which gives you all of her podcasts about technology. http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/pluggedin/index.html
- Alanna Ramin
Gizmos and Gadgets
The following link is to a very interesting site the displays some of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Some of the devices are so amazing it is hard to believe they will actually be made available to the public. One very interesting device featured on the site was the i60 Robotic Surgical Instrument. http://gizmodo.com/
-Chase Winters-
Good-tutorials.com **http://www.good-tutorials.com/**
This site is an EXCELLENT resource for a variety of tutorials. There are many topics to choose from:
- CSS - Flash
- HTML - Illustrator
- JavaScript - Photoshop
- PHP - Ruby
- Ruby on Rails - 3ds Max
Each topic is further broken down into sections, and each section has multiple sources you can view.
Tutorials are easy to understand, with lots of examples, narration, animation, etc.
The site even comes with an RSS feed to hook the website, or just one topic, up with your Blog.
This is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the above topics, or to be used as a supplement in class!
Just wanted to add a little humor to our Wiki!
-Brian Boyce
Just Great Stuff
Resources, links, facts, guidelines, blogs, examples, and other interesting information that just didn't fit in the other categories.Online Cheat Sites
This may not be great stuff to online course designers but it certainly is to students. Here are some popular online cheat sites. If you want to find more of these sites consider having a face to face discusion or online discussion thread for your students. The information they provide could be very enlightening and help shape the way future lessons or courses are developed.Free Term Papers and Book Reports
The CheatHouse
Free Cliff Notes and Book Summaries
Algebra Homework Cheat Site
Ramona Broomer
A little bit of everything!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/technology/I really liked this site and wanted to share it with everyone! It definitely has a lot of great ideas and interesting points. Hope you find it as useful as I did!
-Alexis
Resource Bridge
This online newsletter has up to date information on eLearning updates, benefits, solutions, and products.It also includes an archive with links to articles related to eLearning like the titles listed below:
How to Overcome eLearning Resistance
http://www.resourcebridge.net/Articles/Overcome_Resistance.html
Latest Technologies in eLearning Education
http://www.resourcebridge.net/Articles/Technologies.html
eLearning Objectives
http://www.resourcebridge.net/Articles/eLearn_Objectives.html~Ramona Broomer
Top Ten Tips for Technology Integration
I really think this web site is a great resource for any educator or trainer wanting to implement technology in their teachings. I really like the quick and easy “Top Ten Tips for Painless Integration”.
They are easy to use and can really start you off in the right direction. There is a lot more to it, but I like the simplicity to it. Again it’s a great place to begin.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech039.shtml
~ Jen Raup ~
Common Craft
http://www.commoncraft.com/
After watching the video Dr. Nicholson posted for Wikis, I investigated this site a little more and found it to be great for people who are not the most versed in tech-jargon. The tutorials on this site are easy, fun and presented in a way that allows for all types of learners (and ability levels) to take something away. Anyone and everyone should visit this page to get started on some of the new (and old) technology out there.
- Jess Konigsbauer -
Technophobia...
As trainers, and educators who are implementing technology into the classrom, I think it's important to understand technophobia a bit better. Below is an interesting site on technophobia, how to spot it and how to adapt to those within organizations who suffer from it. Student Affairs Online - "Technophobia is Conquerable!"
http://www.studentaffairs.com/ejournal/Winter_2001/technophobia.html
- Jess Konigsbauer -
Plugged In
A friend of mine works at a Pittsburgh News Station and she does a beat called Plugged In, which can be viewed at YouTube, along with on the Pittsburgh News Station website. She's a technology buff who enjoys reporting and blogging about the latest Web sites, new media and tech gadgets. I thought this was "great stuff" because her site is updated daily with new gadgets and great information regarding technology. Here is her website which gives you all of her podcasts about technology.
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/pluggedin/index.html
- Alanna Ramin
Gizmos and Gadgets
The following link is to a very interesting site the displays some of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Some of the devices are so amazing it is hard to believe they will actually be made available to the public. One very interesting device featured on the site was the i60 Robotic Surgical Instrument.
http://gizmodo.com/
-Chase Winters-
Good-tutorials.com
**http://www.good-tutorials.com/**
This site is an EXCELLENT resource for a variety of tutorials. There are many topics to choose from:
- CSS - Flash
- HTML - Illustrator
- JavaScript - Photoshop
- PHP - Ruby
- Ruby on Rails - 3ds Max
Each topic is further broken down into sections, and each section has multiple sources you can view.
Tutorials are easy to understand, with lots of examples, narration, animation, etc.
The site even comes with an RSS feed to hook the website, or just one topic, up with your Blog.
This is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn more about the above topics, or to be used as a supplement in class!
Just wanted to add a little humor to our Wiki!
-Brian Boyce